Think and Grow Rich – Napoleon Hill

Napoleon Hill, the author of Think and Grow Rich, may be one of the greatest inspirational speakers of all-time (which is still in print in several versions, and has sold more than thirty million copies). Reading the book is one thing but listening to the man on audio CD is amazing. The enthusiasm, the passion and authority he commands can make any long trip skip by in a flash. I always leave the car energized and pumped-up to accomplish amazing things after listening to his tapes.

Many of these tapes I am referring to were recorded more than 50 years ago but they are as relevant as anything today and certainly more genuine than the so-called guru’s of modern personal-success literature.

I am not speaking about the audio CD of the book Think and Grow Rich but rather the actual recording of the lectures that Hill held around the country while rising to and after achieving prominence.

If I had to recommend one set of tapes, it would have to be Your Right to be Rich which includes inspiring lectures by Hill himself.

In these rare recordings on CD you will hear a complete and thorough exposition of Napoleon Hill’s philosophy as you listen to him interpret and amplify the 17 universal principles of success. These lectures are designed to motivate you and teach you the goals and strategies that will carry you to new heights of personal success. Before there was The Secret, Napoleon Hill was the father of success around the world.

The lectures in this audio, recorded in the 1950s, are fascinating glimpses into his steadfast, somewhat authoritarian, and eminently relevant teachings. Though his speaking style often has an overly aggressive quality, there’s something magical about hearing it. We are handed many gifts, Hill says, many opportunities for meaning, but we can tap into them only when we connect with the guiding force that put them there. We do this by dedicating ourselves to a single purpose in life, and paying daily attention to programming our subconscious minds. This is a seminal work on the basics of personal motivation.

For those of you that are not familiar with Hill’s work, I can tell you that he personally studied some of the most successful businessmen and leaders of his time, including but not limited to Andrew Carnegie, Thomas Edison, Alexander Graham Bell, George Eastman, Henry Ford, Elmer Gates, John D. Rockefeller, Charles M. Schwab, F.W. Woolworth, William Wrigley Jr., John Wanamaker, William Jennings Bryan, Theodore Roosevelt, William H. Taft, Woodrow Wilson, Charles Allen Ward and Jennings Randolph.

By listening and understanding the keys to success, you can achieve a level of mental self-mastery that will enable you consistently to:

I was looking at list of your recommended books, and was trying to find blog entries similar to this one in which you give a review explaining the value of the product/book, or use information from the book. Just a personal suggestion – I would definitely be find it helpful if you could put links to such blog entries from the list of recommended books!

I know what you mean Chris. I read that book nearly 4 years ago and it was inspiring and was a help in motivating me to get my website built. I didn’t realize there were recording available. I’ll pick them up. I could use some inspiration these days.. thanks

Instead of this abridged version, I hope you will consider mentioning and referring your readers to a new edition published by Aventine Press. It is “Think and Grow Rich!” (subtitled) “The Original Version, Restored and Revised” (ISBN 1593302002, Second Printing), edited by Ross Cornwell (me). This book consistently has a higher Amazon sales ranking than the version of TGR you now link to on your web page.

This new 416-page trade paperback edition (versus 230 pages for other editions) has an appendix, extensive endnotes (more than 50 pages), and an index — features no other version of the book has ever had. The book has been restored to its complete original (1937) content, then “gently” edited and revised to eliminate errors, outdated terminology, and to change a few statements that today would be considered racially and otherwise offensive to most readers.

The book is available on all the Amazon websites and most other online booksellers, can be ordered by any bookstore, and has now started appearing in bookstores throughout the world.

If you would like to learn more about this project, a brief visit to http://www.tgr-restored-revised.com will give you some details. The “Editor’s Foreword” provides more complete information, and the “Testimonials” page will demonstrate how well-received this new book is around the world. Here is the book’s Amazon.com page:

This new edition of TGR! is superior in every way to other versions on the market. It looks better, feels better, reads better. If you examine “Think and Grow Rich!: The Original Version, Restored and Revised,” I think you will see why we believe it will soon become the favorite version among Napoleon Hill devotees, entrepreneurs, and other students of success and high achievement.

Dear Chris,
About the “power of thought.” If thinking alone could get me there, then lottery winners would rule the world.

But scientific studies show lotteries ARE truly random. So there’s gotta’ be more because people who perceive themselves as “lucky” DO BETTER (empirically) than those who think “the world rains on me.” (except in a lottery)

My conclusion is “it’s our perception that shapes the world.” “What I perceive is what I get.” The reason being that those who perceive themselves lucky see opportunities others don’t. Magical thinking doesn’t cut it. Use magical thinking in the stock market and be prepared for a buzz-cut.

Hey there chris,
I like what you have put together here .. That post about the new version of napolian hills book think and grow rich, I didn’t know that till now.. I am simply looking for free audio chapters of the original book for addition to my mentoring programhttp://hope4uall.wshttp://hope4uall.comhttp://hope4uall.info

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